-ship en · X
Pronunciation
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- [ˈʃʰɪp]
- /ˈʃɪp/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship From Middle English -schipe, -shippe, from Old English -sċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic *-skapi, from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz. Compare Scots -schip, West Frisian -skip, Dutch -schap, German -schaft, Swedish -skap, Icelandic -skapur. Related to shape.
Meanings
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(countable, morpheme, uncountable) Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character.
owner + -ship → ownership
fellow + -ship → fellowship
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
-ness (property or state of being) · -itude (property or state of being) · -hood (property or state of being) · -ity (property or state of being) · -th (property or state of being) · -dom (property or state of being)
Translations (39)
cs -ství (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · tr -luk (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · mk -ство (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · is -skapur (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · fy -skip (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · eo -eco (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · ka -ება (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · fr -eur (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · ru -ство (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · ro -tate (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · ro -ie (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · km ភាព (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · io -eso (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · fa -ی (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · ro -ătate (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · nb -skap (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · pt -idade (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · it -ità (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · es -azgo (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · hu -ság (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · da -skab (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · ro -itate (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · tr -lük (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · tr -lık (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · fi -us (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · it -ezza (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · hy -ություն (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · ka -ობა (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · it -enza (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · de -schaft (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · fr -esse (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · hu -ség (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · nl -schap (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · sv -skap (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · pl -stwo (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · es -dad (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · vi mối (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · bg -ство (suffix denoting a property or state of being) · tr -lik (suffix denoting a property or state of being)